New Nigeria national team coach, Eric Chelle, has promised that the Super Eagles will play attacking brand of football under his watch.
Chelle, was unvailed by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF on Monday at a short ceremony in Abuja.
Speaking during his unavailing, the former RC Lens centre-back remarked: “Football is about scoring goals…and that is what will happen in the Super Eagles…”
Tactically, Éric is said to have no ceiling.
His Mali team showcased some of the Principles required to compete at the highest levels during the last African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.
Éric Chelle’s Mali built play in a 4-1-2-3 shape from goal kicks the goalkeeper acting as the +1 in first phase, the two Centerbacks instructed to split wide across the 18 yard box, the two fullbacks pushing up to join the single pivot(Bissouma) to form a flat midfield three, the double 8 (Coulibaly & Haidara) sit narrow, just behind the front three of (Traoré, Doumbia & Sinayoko) with Kamoury Doumbia slightly dropping into the ’10’ position.